March 1898

16	Wednesday. Fine day, sleet in morning, Sent a letter to Randolph 3. Jimie drew a load of green wood home from Farquhersons's, he went in afternoon to Curly's sale.
17	Very fine day. Snow going fast, The water is going over the 2d bridge. I think the water is higher than I ever saw it
18	Another fine day. The Royal Templers of T had a consert in the Hall And had George Fax of Belleville. gave him $2500 took in $19.50 org cost $500 The Ts are out $1300 Got a letter from Far
19	Fine day. sold 3 doz eggs, 39 cts, To sugar 25 pepper 7 ballance in cash
20	Another fine day, not many in church. wheels are the veicles. not runners
21.	Frost last night. Did not show much today. Got 3 lbs of flour from Dunlop 8 cts.
22.	The females in the R.T. {Royal Templars} gave cake & coffee to the Council ladt night it was a surprise
23	Lovely weather. Good run of sap
24	The R.T. Council are invited to J. Dingwall Kings' Road to a taffy party tomorrow night.
25	Another fine day, the roads drying nicely no frost in the ground. All our young folk went to the party. took the team and waggon
26	Fine day, Mary Roy, came here Jimie got fish he made a new net
27	Mr Given is away. I went to hear Mr Watson
28	Fine day, a warm drizzle I made some morning calls got 41. eggs today
29	Nice day.
30	Rain
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April 1898

1	Friday, fine and cold, To 1 pan bread Murdy 20 1 lb che	32
2	Cold and raw looks like snow
3.	Cold and frosty, not many in church
4	Hard frost last night. Sold 3 doz eggs 30 got rice
5	Snow. An ugly day. Got 3 1 gall tins at Raymonds. To medecine for Pa 60 cts
6	Still cold. To. 1 pan bread 24.
7.	W. {Womens} Meeting at Elders. I was not there.
8	Fine day warm. Pa in bed all day.
9	Fine Pa is some better. Mrs D Laroque By $200 for Fars rent yesterday
10.	Very fine day. An Easter sermon.
11	Fine day
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13.	Jimie told me Mary McIntyre sprain her knee at Jack McPhersons I went and brought her here
14.	Pa and I went to Lancaster to see Jessie McLennan Paid Marions teeth 12.50 Maions $3.00	12..50 3.--
15.	To 1 lb tea 25. 1 pan bread 24	49
16.	To 100 flour 2.85 1 gall coal oil	3 5
17.	A pretty good congregation
18	To 13 1/2 butter 18. 63. salt 10	75
19	Murdy left yesterday for Vancouver B.C. by the C.P.R. to see Randy
20	Began to wash. Mary is down stairs
21.	Drizzling all day. {written in pencil} Pidgeon By 50 cts sent
22	Friday. Fine day.
23	Nothing unusual
24	A pretty large Congregation
25.	Mrs Grinley was buried. Very cold wind Mrs Duncan Chisholm died last night
26.	Birdie & I went to the Gore to the wake house. found the family. all well And Composed

3 Cold and fine, not many in churches. 4 Hard frost last night, sale 320 eggs, 89 & new. 5 Fine morning, got 6 doz. eggs, commenced to mud stove, 9 lbs. 20 $2.50 6 Cold wind, 10 pieces bread 26. 7 Fine day at Bellwood, saw Aunt there, June in 2, walk to [illegible] in the Hall all day. 8 Fine, have to write letters, Mr. Douglass sent me some seeds. 9 Fine. Have to write letters, Easter sermon. 10 Very fine day, an Easter sermon. 11 Fine day. 12 Fine. 13 Fine. 14 Mrs. [illegible] told me Mary M. Philips up at her time at last, Mr. Weaver 15 Went and bought a bee today. 16 R. and went to Lancaster, I had from Mr. Yeoman, fair wind to shop. No. 10. No. 13. Morning 9.20. 17 S. N. 16 loafs, 15 from bread 24. 18 Cold from 2.75, got coal oil 5. 19 Pretty good congregation. 20 Fine, better, in good, clean [illegible] 21 Muddy left yesterday for Panama. 22 B. S. from the P.R.C. to County. 23 10 lbs. in pantry. Mary in [illegible] 24 Drizzling a little, repaired wagon. 25 Fine, most dry. 26 Nothing unusual. 27 A fair large congregation. 28 A cold but fine day. Very cold wind. 29 Mr. Duncan in Bolton did last night. 30 Broke the wooden box up at the hall. The [illegible] found Mr. Gourlay, all well, back tomorrow.